Gun owners, opponents clash at Conn. hearing in wake of Newtown
(MCT) — HARTFORD, Conn. — More than 1,000 Connecticut residents descended upon the state Capitol on Monday to voice their often-emotional views on gun control in the wake of the shooting massacre last month at a Newtown elementary school.
Some speakers called for a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-caliber magazines that allowed killer Adam Lanza of Newtown to shoot 20 children and six educators in a span of about six minutes.
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